Non-basmati rice weakens on muted demand

In restricted activity,non-basmati rice prices eased by up to Rs 100 per quintal at the wholesale grains market in the national capital today owing to slackened demand from retailers.
However, other grains continued to move in a narrow range on little doing and pegged around previous levels.
Traders said easing demand from retailers against adequate stocks position mainly led to decline in non-basmati rice prices.
In the rice section, permal wand,sela and IR-8 settled lower at Rs 2,125-2,200, Rs 2,700-2,800 and Rs 1,800-1,810 from previous levels of Rs 2,150-2,225, Rs 2,800-2,900 and Rs 1,840-1,850 per quintal respectively.
Following are today's quotations (in Rs per quintal):

Wheat MP (desi) Rs 2,300-2,835, Wheat dara (for mills) Rs 1,800-1,805, Chakki atta (delivery) Rs 1,805-1,810, Atta Rajdhani (10 kg) Rs 275, Shakti Bhog (10 kg) Rs 275, Roller flour mill Rs 960-970 (50 kg), Maida Rs 1,060-1,070 (50 kg) and Sooji Rs 1,090-1,100 (50 kg).
Basmati rice (Lal Quila) Rs 10,700, Shri Lal Mahal Rs 11,300, Super Basmati Rice Rs 9,700, Basmati common new Rs 4,700-4,900, Rice Pusa (1121) Rs 3,900-4,700, Permal raw Rs 2,000-2,050, Permal wand Rs 2,125-2,200, Sela Rs 2,700-2,800 and Rice IR-8 Rs 1,800-1,810, Bajra Rs 1,260-1,270, Jowar yellow Rs 1,800-1,900, white Rs 3,500-3,700, Maize Rs 1,500-1,510, Barley Rs 1,540-1,545.